# Chapter 14. Frequently Asked Questions About KDE

"What are you?" "I'm your worst nightmare..." (Batman Animated Series)

There are some questions that are always raised on the KDE mailing lists. To keep the traffic as low as possible (making the lists more readable), we have included them in this section. So please be kind and do not ask them in the mailing lists anymore - think of the quote above!

# 14.1. What Does "KDE" Stand For?

KDE stands for the "K Desktop Environment", which itself is intended to be a collection of small tools, a window manager, a file manager and tools that bring all this together. It is created to make your life with UNIX easier.